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[Fascinate General] dmt619:
Check them out on Verizon's website. Mine came with battery, charger, 16gb sd card, and 1 year warranty. I have had zero issue's, and the phone looked brand new.
[Fascinate General] rushfanx1:
Not a bad option!

I actually called Verizon and added the $5/month insurance...

Their insurance offers a replacement for lost phones.. the deductible is $99 for smartphones.

I cant make a claim for 30 days.

so, 31 days from today... ooops... Hello.... Verizon... I lost my phone... How do I make a claim

Its gonna be a long 30 days looking at that stupid spiderweb crack all thru the glass.
[Fascinate General] DroidTh3ory:
Does it still work?? You can always make a backup in Clockwork/get your new phone/use your SD Card/Root and restore.

Like it was all a bad dream.
[Fascinate General] rushfanx1:
Phone works perfect. And that is totally the plan... I just need to get the new (or CPO) phone.

Its funny... I keep thinking about the guy that cut me off... The only reason I was on that road at that time, was because I happened to go to sunglasshut and bought my wife a new pair of sunglasses... She recently broke hers and was complaining that she wanted new ones. I was gonna surprise her tonight with the new pair.

See what I get for being UNSELFISH!

Had I just headed home after work, none of this would have happened. I better get some action from her tonight !
[Fascinate General] bobloblaw1:
No good deed goes unpunished.

But seriously, sorry dude. I hope you get things worked out.
[Fascinate General] xHoLyx:
CPO phone is actually great. People might think it is bad because someone previously owned, but I bought one in January and its running smooth as my brother's Fascinate. I actually do recommend it.
[Fascinate General] gfosco:
Why did you move the seat back?... bad idea!
[Fascinate General] Hatespawn:
Or if you have the upgrade a new one is 49.99 at Best Buy....no stupid rebate or pre -owned/refurbished.
[Fascinate General] rushfanx1:
Sure... Looking back.. Of course it was a bad

But I thought the phone was between the seat and the console.. not laying on the glide track...

Now... The kicker... My wife HATES the sunglasses I picked... She was happily surprised that I thought of her, but I have to go back tomorrow and exchange them.

And... lastly... No Action.

Goodbye XDA.... Hello Youporn.
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
My car likes to eat my phone all the time, take a turn like Jeremy Clarkson and it goes OM NOM NOM. I think my case and zagg skin have saved it from a similar fate.
[Fascinate General] klovar:
Squaretrade. Warranty service is far superior to any extended warranty. Accidental drops and handling. Water damage also covered. $99 for two years coverage with $50 deductible. They will replace your broken phone with a brand new one, or give you up to $499 for a new one.

Look them up.
[Fascinate General] bL33d:
Classic I know how that goes.
[Fascinate General] MattRussNC:
No doubt a cpo will work just as well but its a shame to renew a 2 year contract for a facinate now. Yea the facinate fing rocks after flashing new kernel, rom, radio, and voodooing the filetable to ext. But is this really a good time to lock into a two year contract for a preowned facinate?
[Fascinate General] charleshenrysmith@comcast:
E#verytime I have my phone exactly how i want it something new comes out like a new kernel or a new something and then i end up temp bricking my phone and starting all over... I guess your worse off having to get a new phone... but on the other hand you'll have a new phone!
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
OMG What a bummer!!! good thing you had insurance. and at least you know the set up you want for the replacement.
[Fascinate General] nickfury718:
One of the few things bb mobile's insurance actually does cover. And water damage. Pretty much everything except losing the thing.
[Fascinate General] rushfanx1:
So... It turns out... I DONT have the BB insurance..

Seems back in Dec, my Credit card was declined (it had expired) and they tried to contact me to give them another card. Only problem was that they had the wrong phone number... How can they have the wrong phone number... I bought the cell phone from them... IDIOTS...

So, I asked to re-instate the policy, but they say No... Not after 3 months.

ARGHHHH

So, I called Verizon. Explain about what happened with BB and would they re-instate the insurance... Sure.. Not a problem the rep says. Only, I cant make a claim for 30 days...

So, I guess on 4/26, I'll be calling ASURION.. Uh.. Hello... Yes, Id like to make a claim.. Seems I lost my phone today.. Can I get a replacement. What? $99 deductible? Uhh... Yeah, I guess thats ok. Please send it right away
[Fascinate General] scotttr:
What did your phone come with? My CPO came with everything I see listed as an accessory for the new phone, it just cost 1/5 of the price.

When you turn your phone in for warranty replacement what do they give you?...CPO

Why not just start with one and save $160?

It comes with a 30 day warranty, add extended warranty=under warranty as long as I pay $2 a month.
[Fascinate General] djlim4:
Hey man, that really sucks... what a pain

But seriously, I recently had some livery cab driver cut me off and take my front bumper with him... i would've rather broken my phone

Should just be glad it was just your phone
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
Final Update April 6th:

I am wrapping up my ongoing comparison of the two devices, and to ebay goes my Samsung Focus.

Here is the final posting:

HTC Arrive vs. Samsung Focus - WP7 Not Yet Ready For Landscape Keyboarding

My conclusion is that both devices are great. My biggest disappointment with the HTC Arrive is not hardware related, but just the pains associated with an early mobile OS. I hope Mango will add more landscape functionality, and that Facebook will update their app to support the form factor.

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Update March 28th:

I compare gaming on the two devices. This is the second to last update in this installment. There is a video this time to boot!

http://www.m-arcade.com/1/post/2011/03/hardware-htc-arrive-vs-samsung-focus-gaming.html

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Update March 26th:

I compare the cameras.

http://www.m-arcade.com/1/post/2011/03/hardware-htc-arrive-vs-samsung-focus-camera.html

I ultimately concluded that I prefer the Focus camera thus far, but the Arrive is a pretty close second. Everyone has different taste, so I have plenty of side by side shots for you to judge for yourself.

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Pictures and my complete thoughts at the link:

http://www.m-arcade.com/1/post/2011/03/hardware-htc-arrive-vs-samsung-focus-initial-impressions.html

I will be updating my blog with more comparisons throughout the weekend.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ryude:
Focus screen looks wayyyy better imo.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
I had the opportunity to play with an Arrive yesterday at a local Sprint store. I was unimpressed. Though it did seem to be of sufficient quality, the display is as small as the iPhone and the common LCD. If I were to accept a display that small it would need to be at least an IPS type or AMOLED. I would definitely go with the Focus. To me, there's no question or choice. The Focus is the better of the two.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sketchy9:
Rumor is that the Arrive has a SLCD screen, but the Focus is better nonetheless. Plus thickness and weight are other advantages of the Focus. The hardware keyboard on the Arrive is really nice, but landscape support is hit-or-miss. Oh, and one final consideration: the Arrive has NoDo today, whereas the Focus may not receive it (officially) for months.

-R
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
It does have an SLCD, and it looks great. The blacks are actually very good head on - not ever going to be on par with the Focus, but they are darn good. But I have noticed the screen does feel a little more cramped when playing games. I really feel 4" is a pretty ideal size, and believe it would have been nice to had that on the Arrive, but I don't think that is a deal breaker. The screen is nice, it just isn't a 4".

I would like to see more done with the keyboard. Like it would be nice if games allowed you to map buttons, that would be way slick.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ryude:
Aside from geeks, who the hell cares about the NoDo update? I can't think of a single thing that NoDo changes that makes it a must-have update. Sure, it's all welcomed updates to be sure but definitely WP7 is already a great OS.

I think geeks are always looking for the "new drug" known as (higher) version numbers. It's the same in the Linux world, everyone wants the new 2.6.38 kernel but 2.6.35 runs much faster and stable.

Edit: This wasn't intended as an attack on you personally, but from everything I read on here it seems people are way too obsessed over the NoDo update.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
you'll never win this argument. Apparently, if you don't want your text fuzzy and your colors to look cartoonish, then you don't know what you are talking about.

On a side note, I'm glad that at&t is getting the hd7s. If nothing else interests me after the merger with t-mobile, at least I'll have that to fall back on.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ryude:
Yea, the super amoled display is the best on the market. I just hope a wp7 device gets the updated super amoled plus display this year.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
like I said, its the best if you don't mind fuzzy text and over saturated colors...

Wife has a vibrant, and she would rather have the hd7 display.
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
Well to their defense, the general consumer doesn't mind/notice the fuzzy text, and love seeing the saturated colors. Everyone who has seen my Focus think its the best screen they've seen.

I personally think both have their advantages. But do keep in mind that soon AMOLED screens will no longer have the fuzzy text issue due to them moving away from the PenTile tech.

From my limited use thus far - Head on, I prefer the SLCD, but enjoy the broader sweet spot offered by the SAMOLED.
[Windows Phone 7 General] amtrakcn:
I think most phones with keyboard won't get 4inch screen. That makes the phone like a brick. Epic 4G is such a device...
[Windows Phone 7 General] domineus:
I do want said brick =)

but a vertical slide up keyboard k thanks
[Windows Phone 7 General] ms79723:
The Epic isnt even close to a brick. That thing is like toilet paper. Its keyboard is ass though >.<

Edit: Oh, by brick you meant the 4.0in screen! I thought you meant like the weight...I had to read the post below mine to figure that out haha
[Windows Phone 7 General] emaculant29:
for the record and with using devices like the Pre Plus, EVO, EVO shift and iphone the Arrive is the best phone Ive used in a minute. The screen issue is a very small one, and most people dont care about that as much as everyone seems to keep complaining about. Samsung phones to me are cheap looking, and yes the screens are nice thats about it to me. Its about quality and the Arrive screams it. The screen size at 3.6 (ala iphone) is the biggest a mobile device is supposed to be. Get it mobile, I dont know where all this needing a brick in your pocket as being the thing to get nowadays, but if I need more realestate then what I have on my MOBILE! phone then ill get on a laptop, desktop, or tablet. My thoughts on the device is its the best WP7 on the market, perfect size, quality, the option of a full hard keyboard, and very fast.
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
I completely disagree in terms of the 'quality' you spoke of. Don't get me wrong the phones not god awful but the quality really is subpar. When you hold it you feel like you're holding a last-gen device because of the bulk and thickness and the spring mechanism in the phone always feels ready to snap. HTC doesn't have any high quality WP7 devices just yet. I hope the HD7s fixes that.
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
Those were my words! :D

Have you held an Arrive? I swear you must be handling a different phone. Because, when I saw pictures, I questioned it, but upon feeling and using it, I can only say it is top notch.

Yeah, I would have preferred a 4" screen. But as for keyboard phones go, it is the same thickness as every other one on market. It is pretty heavy though, which I can only attribute to the use of quality materials over the super light plasticy materials of my focus.

I admit that a keyboard phone is not my first choice of form factor, and if I could get a Focus with the case materials of my Arrive, I would - but that is not happening. As far as screen type (size aside) this is one of the best LCD screens on the market. So you can't fault it for that. You can prefer AMOLED tech, I understand that, but for LCD, the Arrive has a very nice display.
[Windows Phone 7 General] emaculant29:
to each its own you know, but I will say this I test phones through my employment and in terms on the measure of quality this is by far the best landscape slider in the buisness currently. The bulk and weight is obvious, but compared to a phone quality it matches like the Iphone 4 it is only 4.2mm thicker then it. They also use the same metal componets from Foxconn, and the glass screen is as well identical. The spring mechinism has been tested by us as well to withstand a substantial amount of pressure without breaking, so no it hardly feels like it will break. Again understand all are personal opinions, but facts are facts.
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
I own every U.S. released WP7 devices. The heft can't always be attributed to quality. I assure you the Focus' cheap plastic comes with a purpose, go drop both of them from about a 5 foot height (where most people hold their phones) and see which one comes out in better condition. The hardware for the Arrive truly is last gen even compared to all of the other WP7 devices on the market (surround aside), the keyboard was about the only redeeming feature on the device but the response from the keys felt cheap and when typing really fast it tended to randomly skip 3 or 4 letters in a row. They've come out with keyboard devices with form factor like the G2, why work backwards and re-release a device that was already outdated upon it's initial release? (TP2)
[Windows Phone 7 General] emaculant29:
yeah ive come to the conclusion you just dont like the Arrive which is fine, but your statemnts are very biased, and not factual at all. So there really isnt much else to discuss with you in paticular. For everyone else I highly recommend this device if your on sprint, over all of these android devices out now, and coming like the Nexus S, and EVO 3d thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] raman_mogal:
thank god

i did not wait until arrive.
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
My statements are in no way biased and are no less facts than your own. I mean come on, I hate android but you're recommending the arrive over the Evo 3D? I'm quite certain that proves my point. The OS itself is the only selling point that trumps the Evo 3D. The thickness of the phones per esato.com is a full 7 millimeters off from the iphone 4 which in the world of cellphones is a large amount. The quality between the iphone and the Arrive are nowhere near similar. As much as I dislike iOS the hardware itself is 1000 times better. Hell, google HTC Arrive spring mechanism and the first things that pop up are that it "always feels ready to snap." Please don't undermine someone with your blind ideals. HTC doesn't care about WP7 because it's not as profitable as android.
[Windows Phone 7 General] emaculant29:
lol again as stated your statments are biased period. Yes 6.2 MM to be exact and no thats not something thats crazy beyond the norm, being equipped with a physical keyboard. Again why google peoples opinions but your own, because those that dont like something will always bash it regardless if they have used it or not. Most people will base their negative opinions on something they either A dont have, or B never tried. I quote from experiance, and get facts on products that will neither sway ones opinion against anothers. The Evo 3D has nearly the same specs as the original with a few more eye candy features on the home screen, and the abilty to shoot 3D. Though of course the wagon will be full, because A its Android and is whats hot, and B its brand new. Bottom line Android is a inferior OS, and quanity dosent make something better. WP7, Webos, and IOS are full complete webkit operating systems, that have the potential to keep growing Android is not, because its only based on componets of the linux kernel hence the reason why you have memory issues, and the reason why fragmentation is a issue and cant be cleaned up as fast. So again besides you the honest buyer looking to upgrade on sprint I would highly recommend this device over any Android phone out currently, or coming soon thats on Sprints roadmap the next 6 months, that or the Pre 3 thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
This argument has nothing to do with the OS, I am fully aware that WP7 is better and you couldn't pay me to buy another android device but the fact is they currently do have the better hardware. The statement regarding the spring mechanism was to prove that it is a common issues. Your experience lies solely in "testing it for work."I have this device as my work phone and as soon as they get a non-HTC WP7 device I am jumping ship entirely. 16.2 mm is large compared to a device with a keyboard at 14 mm. I know the difference doesnt sound huge but in terms of heft between holding the G2 and the Arrive the Arrive is uncomfortable at best. Your arguments just hold no water, why look at other peoples opinions? Uh, before I buy a device I would like to know what the general opinion is. Unfortunately because Sprint only picked up one WP7 device my options were limited but it is perfectly normal and rudimentary for a person to look into a device they own or might own in the near future. These are of course reviews on popular tech blogs so there goes your "Don't have or never used." argument. You don't need to turn this into an android vs. WP7 thread to try and save face, if I liked android I wouldn't be here but in my opinion it's a poorly stitched together sorry excuse for a mobile OS that only gained support because people wanted an alternative to the iphone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
I took some time today to compare both cameras.

http://www.m-arcade.com/1/post/2011/03/hardware-htc-arrive-vs-samsung-focus-camera.html

I will need to do more testings, but in the varied conditions that I tested, both cameras performed pretty admirably. Lots of pictures and additional thoughts at the link.
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
Agreed, the camera did not run into the same issues as the HD7 and surround before it. That;s the one thing the arrive totally beats the DVP on.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drebinpk:
i would just like to state that while you say the hardware on it is out of date compared to every other wp7 devices that is complete bs every wp7 device currently out in the us has the same cpu/gpu combo with ram the same on most and the fact is while the screen might not be as good as the aoled it is better that every other non samsung wp7 device plus the fact is the hing is we cunstructed unlike what you stated look at about every review on the web and you will see most people say it feels very solid. so honestly i would like it if you kept this bias info out of the form if you dont like the phone thats your problem but people actually buy phones based on what they read in the form so please dont bend the truth...
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
Update March 28th

I compared gaming on the two devices. With video this time!

http://www.m-arcade.com/1/post/2011/03/hardware-htc-arrive-vs-samsung-focus-gaming.html

What I am finding from these comparisons is that the HTC Arrive isn't as bad as I originally thought it would be. It is really surprising me as a quality device. My biggest issue, which I will cover in the last installment is the value of having a keyboard on a WP7 device - unless you are a huge texter or are writing a book on the go. (Maybe I should write a novel on this thing! That would be cool.)

Enjoy the comparison.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lqaddict:
I mostly come here and read through to see where the mobile market nowadays, but your reply just screams nonsense all over.

I am waiting for your take on the memory issues in Linux kernel and how it leads to the fragmentation of the Android.
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
I've yet to see a single review from a reputable source that did not mention the cheap feel of the spring mechanism. The SLCD isn't terrible but the screen on the DVP and the Focus are much better. As for the hardware being outdated I was more or less speaking of the chassis which is only slightly improved from the TP2 and that chassis felt dated even in it's prime. I know exactly what the CPU and GPU are in their as I've stated, it's about how the phone feels and this device does feel very outdated aside from the astounding OS.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hopmedic:
Wow, lots of hatred going around.

My opinion - and just that - opinion:

I've had my Arrive for a week now, and I love it. The screen is superior to my Verizon TP2, as is the camera. The OS is very responsive - man, if the TP2 would have responded like this I may not have updated - but it is sweet. I like the keyboard, and I think it has a better feel than the TP2, though I have not yet gotten used to the differences between the two, so I keep making typos. I see nothing cheap about the tilt mechanism, although I do wish it was not spring-loaded, and give me the choice whether to use it tilted or not, like my TP2. There are times I'd rather it were flat, and times I'd want it tilted.

So far there are only two things I dislike about it. First, Sprint's coverage isn't as good as Verizon's where I live. So I have an Airave in my living room. It hasn't proven to be a problem since the free Airave arrived, but in case I decide I need to switch back to Verizon, I'd like to learn of a way to make this phone work on VZW. The other thing is that I can't unlock it (using the official method), as the registration tool won't connect to it, though allegedly MS is working with HTC and Sprint to resolve this problem.

I can't comment on any other handsets as I have not used them, and won't speculate, as it appears others have. Basically, I love the phone. The hardware is very good, and feels solid in the hand.
[Windows Phone 7 General] tiny17:
I am wrapping up my ongoing comparison of the two devices, and to ebay goes my Samsung Focus.

Here is the final posting:

HTC Arrive vs. Samsung Focus - WP7 Not Yet Ready For Landscape Keyboarding

My conclusion is that both devices are great. My biggest disappointment with the HTC Arrive is not hardware related, but just the pains associated with an early mobile OS. I hope Mango will add more landscape functionality, and that Facebook will update their app to support the form factor.
[Vibrant General] TecknoFreak:
Hey guys Im not sure what I did. I think I had put a wrong file on the ODIN and now my phone all it do is it goes to system recovery by it self. I choose the option for reboot system now and right after the Vibrant Samsung black screen its goes to the recovery screen again giving me this error.

--Movi_check Start..!!

checksum confirmation need_checksum[0]

Not need checksum confirmation

--Movi_check already executed!!...

--movi_checking done..

update media, please wait

E:Can't mount /dev/block/st110

(Invalid argument)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA:

your storage not prepare yet, please use UI me

nu for format and reboot actions.

copy default media content failed

What can I do please?

:eek::(:eek::(:o:(:o:(
[Vibrant General] iynfynity:
can you go to DL mode?